Today's News

Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 74. Windy, with a west wind 5-10 mph, increasing to 25-30 mph. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Partly cloudy at night, with a low around 44. Breezy, with a west wind 20-25 mph, decreasing to 10 -15 mph. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. West wind around 15 mph. A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms at night. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.

Las Vegas Mayor Alfonso Ortiz won a second term Tuesday in the city's first-ever runoff election, defeating challenger and Councilwoman Tonita Gurule-Giron with 53.3 percent of the vote.

Ortiz beat Gurule-Giron 1,413 to 1,189 six weeks after the municipal election in which neither candidate secured a majority. In that election, Ortiz won 1,038 or 40.9 percent of the vote, while Gurule-Giron received 834 or 32.8 percent of the vote in an eight-candidate field.

Luna Community college has signed a consulting contract with two of its former presidents.

Leroy “Huero” Sanchez and Gilbert Sena will be paid a total of $35,000 — $17,500 per individual — for the first phase of the contract, which runs from March 27 through Sept. 30. During that period, they are required to submit a total of $1.5 million in grant applications that are accepted for review by the granting agency.

• The Las Vegas Optic is updating its noticias. Organizations are asked to resubmit their submissions to mlopez@lasvegasoptic.com For questions, call 425-6796 ext. 239.

• The Las Vegas Police Department is requesting assistance from business owners to update the department’s emergency contacts. They are requesting all local businesses to fill out an afterhours contact form to better serve the community. Forms are available at the station and on the city’s website.

TODAY HOY
• Story Time at Carnegie Library, 10:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 18, in the children’s area of the public library. This week’s book is “Love Waves” by Rosemary Wells. All programs are free and open to the public.

SANTA FE — Republican Gov. Susana Martinez, like her Democratic predecessor, wants a choice of candidates when it comes to appointing judges and she’s flexing her gubernatorial power to make her point.